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programmatic

/ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gram
IPA
/ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or using a step-by-step program—especially a computer program.

adj

Of or relating to program music.

adj

Of or relating to a political program; ideological.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English programme Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English programmatic From programme + -atic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌpɹəʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Derived Forms

nonprogrammatic programmatically

Frequently Paired Words

programmatical programmatics

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce programmatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/.
What does programmatic mean?
Of, relating to, or using a step-by-step program—especially a computer program.
Where does programmatic come from?
Etymology tree English programme Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English programmatic From programme + -atic.

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